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ORTHOPEDICS - BACK AND KNEE

The latest research on Healing Touch to assist with orthopedics. More complete information about these studies is available in the Healing Touch International Research Survey. [MORE...]

Comparing the Efficacy of Healing Touch and Chiropractic Adjustment in Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study. Kathryn Weymouth-Skinner, MA, CHTP and Steven Sandberg Lewis, ND

This study explored the effectiveness of both Healing Touch and chiropractic treatment in treating chronic low back pain. Twenty people were enrolled and eight Healing Touch treatments were given to each of the ten participants in the Healing Touch group. Each participant experienced some degree of improvement as a result of the treatments from minimal to dramatic. Healing Touch and chiropractic groups had significant decreases in pain, improvement in range of motion, and improvement in orthopedic measurements. There was no difference between Healing Touch and chiropractic in the decrease of pain, range of motion and orthopedic tests. The chiropractic group had increased improvement in quality of life. The conclusions drawn from the study were that Healing Touch stood up well as a treatment modality for chronic low back pain, especially considering the large difference in the length of time of pain was suffered between the Healing Touch and chiropractic groups. Second, it appears likely that for a percentage of chronic low back pain sufferers a combination of treatments would be more beneficial than a single type of treatment.

The Effect of Healing Touch Therapy on the Pain and Joint Mobility Experienced by Patients with Total Knee Replacements, Pamela Cordes RN, CNS, CHTP, Charlotte Proffitt PhD, RN, HNC and Jeff Roth, MD

Forty-eight patients were investigated for the effects of Healing Touch on their pain and joint mobility after a total knee replacement. Before and after the Healing Touch and mock HT interventions the patients were assessed for pain and knee joint mobility. Analysis of the data indicated no significant differences in pre and post pain scores or total pain medication and knee joint mobility. Further investigation showed that, when each individual in each group was compared on day 1 and 2 post operatively the average increase in mobility was 30.6% greater in the Healing Touch group than the standard therapy group and 27.0% greater in the mock HT group.

The HeToBa Study: Healing Touch for Backs Phase I and 2. Hob Osterlund, RN, CNS and Susan Suzuki, RN

This was a quality assurance study on the use of Healing Touch modalities on employees who sustained back injuries on the job at Queen's Medical Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii. "Project Support,” offered Healing Touch to employees with acute back injuries. The findings of this study provided the foundation for conduction of a research study in this population and helped to establish Healing Touch services in the outpatient setting. No significant differences were found in the Phase 2 study.

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